Inside the Beltway: The grim aftermath of the shutdown

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POLL DU JOUR

• 83 percent of tea partyers say they are conservatives; 64 percent of Republicans also say they are conservatives.

• 52 percent of tea partyers say their movement is “separate and independent of the Republican Party“; 51 percent of Republicans and 41 percent of Democrats agree.

• 41 percent of tea partyers say they are part of the Republican Party; 32 percent of Republicans and 48 percent of Democrats agree.

• 28 percent of tea partyers say House Speaker John A. Boehner is “leader of the GOP“; 21 percent of Republicans agree.